• Ghigau (Cherokee: ᎩᎦᎤ) or Agigaue (Cherokee:ᎠᎩᎦᎤᎡ) is a Cherokee prestigious title meaning "beloved woman" or "war woman". The title was a recognition...
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    episode, it was discovered his 6th great-grandmother was Nancy Ward, a Ghigau and Cherokee leader. At the age of 17, Studi enlisted in the Oklahoma National...
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    Keetoowah Band Culture Society National holiday Calendar Clans Chiefs Gadugi Ghigau Green Corn Ceremony Language history syllabary Cherokee (Unicode block)...
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  • 219 Ep. 147 Rioh is voiced by Keiko Yamamoto. Rioh's partner is Banikis Ghigau (バニキス・ギーゴー, Banikisu Gīgō). Banikis rides inside Rioh's dentulous pouch...
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    actions at the Battle of Taliwa, the Cherokee awarded her the title of Ghigau (or "Beloved Woman"). This made her the only female voting member of the...
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    Keetoowah Band Culture Society National holiday Calendar Clans Chiefs Gadugi Ghigau Green Corn Ceremony Language history syllabary Cherokee (Unicode block)...
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  • — Cornered by Zatch and allies, Rioh calls out to his bookowner Banikis Ghigau, who is tucked in a pouch on Rioh's torso. Banikis crawls out to improve...
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  • with Dragging Canoe, another Cherokee leader. Cherokee military history Ghigau, First Beloved Woman First Beloved Man /ˌskaɪəˈɡʌstə/ (ᎠᏍᎦᏯᎬᏍᏔ, asgayagvsta)...
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  • Keetoowah Band Culture Society National holiday Calendar Clans Chiefs Gadugi Ghigau Green Corn Ceremony Language history syllabary Cherokee (Unicode block)...
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  • from the seven Cherokee clans. War women, including the "beloved woman" (Ghigau), could participate in the council or accompany war parties. Scouts and...
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    Google Books. Hampton, David Keith (2005). Cherokee Mixed-bloods: Cordery, Ghigau, Ridge-Watie, Ross, Sanders and Ward. Lincoln, AR: ARC Press of Cane Hill...
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  • of her actions, Nanyehi was awarded a captured slave and given the title Ghigau, meaning "Beloved Woman" or "War Woman", which is one of the highest honors...
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